Reservoir of Assets Civil Defense No 3
Washington officials say the home front would not be ready if World War III occurred this year despite prepared assets. The piece outlines warning networks, secret emergency HQs, underground depositories, currency caches and a National Defense Executive Reserve, plus state relocation centers and funding details. It notes incomplete civilian defense with many areas lacking functioning organizations and hints at future shelters and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arctic
Federal Reserve Board
Fense Executive Reserve
Governmnt
Hawaii
Delaware
Georgia
Virginia
Maryland
Nebraska
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Customs Men Hear Such Quips
New York AP notes incoming tourists mock customs inspectors with banter at the border. Jokes cover July overcoats, bag searches, and celebrity suitcase references as travelers joke about laundry, cameras, towels, ashtrays, and valuables while awaiting clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hilton
Maude
Truman To Fly To Camp Ripley
Former President Harry S. Truman will fly to Camp Ripley Minnesota on Friday to visit the 35th Division encampment of Missouri and Kansas National Guardsmen. He will present a new flag from the Defense Department to the division. Also traveling are Maj. Gen. Ralph E. Truman retired of Springfield former 35th Division commander and two nephews Fred Truman and J. C. Truman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Camp Ripley
Minn
35Th Division
Missouri
Kansas National Guardsmen
Truman
Defense Department
Ralph FE. Truman
Springfield
Fred Truman
J. C. Truman
Rantoul Area Notes Tells of Visitors and Church Plans
Rantoul area notes report visits by Mrs. Gale Gilbert and others to Vinton Foster, plus calls from James Arnold in Oklahoma City. Junior High Presbyterian Camp attendance is noted, and Rev. Arthur Hughes accepts a pastorate in Oklahoma. A church session meeting is planned for Aug 7. A granddaughter's arrival in Santa Ana prompts family remarks.
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Gale Gilbert
Fern McGraff
Kansas City
Lewis Threewit
Nashville
Bill Jones
Mary Ann
Burrell Sands
Santa Ana
Calif
North Hollywood
Wayne Cook
Lynnette
Frank McDonald
Topeka
Grant Catterson
Icebergs Cut A Radar Cable
Icebergs drill through Davis Strait have repeatedly severed the undersea cable carrying radar data from Thule Greenland to North American Air Defense Command in Colorado Springs. The line relays early warning data from a Ballistic Missile Early Warning radar. Experts sought deeper channels to protect the crucial connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Davis Strait
Thule
Greenland
North American Air Defense Command
North America
Colorado Springs
Colo
Secret Service Chief To Retire
Washington AP reports A. E. Baughman chief of the Secret Service will retire August 31. The retirement plans were disclosed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
A. E. Baughman
Secret Service
Secret Service chief retires after 13 years in post
An exchange of letters between Baughman and Secretary Dillon reveals the longtime Secret Service head, 56, who has served 33 years in the Treasury unit, will retire after expressing the need for a complete rest. Dillon replies he regrets the resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baughman
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Dillon
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